On Mountain Pond

On mountain pond, there be a duck
Eating algae, bugs and muck
To find the stuff below
Butts up, he will need to go

On mountain pond, there be a turtle
What he eats I am not certain
To find what may be in the air
Outstretched head, he dares

On mountain pond, there be a muskrat
Crossing, barely visible, imagine that
To find, what whiskers tell
Disappearing back into his hovel

On mountain pond, there be fish
Don't worry, they're not for any dish
Under algae, duck feet, swimming
Being fed by pond stuff, skimming

On mountain pond, there be a child
Eating gummy worms, not wild
With father, fishing from canoe
Child's eyes wide, what, no kangaroo?

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The quackheads floated idly by
Not bothered by the boaters' din
In teal colored waters beneath blue sky
Oblivious to the rustling wind
The gravelly sand a beach did make
Flanked by cottonwoods thin and sparse
And reedy grass grew near the lake
So birds could shelter in the marsh